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EISENHOWER & TEDDER: EISENHOWER DWIGHT D.: (1890-1969) American General of World War II. American Pr
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EISENHOWER & TEDDER: EISENHOWER DWIGHT D.: (1890-1969) American General of World War II. American Pr
EISENHOWER & TEDDER: EISENHOWER DWIGHT D.: (1890-1969) American General of World War II. American President 1953-61 & TEDDER ARTHUR: (1890-1967) British Air Force Commander of World War II, Marshal of the RAF. An attractive 8vo menu card for a celebration dinner of the SHAEF Headquarters staff at Reims, 10th May 1945, in celebration of the surrender of Germany, individually signed by both Eisenhower and Tedder with their names alone in fountain pen inks to clear areas of the cover. The cover features a good original pen and ink illustration by Castaing depicting a corpulent waiter lighting the cigarette of an attractive young lady seated at a table upon which appears a bottle of champagne in an ice bucket. To the inside appears the typed menu, in French, including dishes associated with the Allied victory ('Les Hor D'Oeuvres des Alliees', 'Turbot de la Grande Bretagne', 'Gateau de la Victoire', 'Glace de la R.A.F.' etc). Some extremely light, minor age wear, otherwise VG
A rare menu signed just one day after the German Instrument of Surrender had been signed in the presence of Tedder in his capacity as Deputy Supreme Commander at Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF) under Eisenhower.
